"Perhaps because he does not know it is a dream, the wanderer chases an illusion."
At the final moment, what came to Lu Zhaozhao's mind was the soft humming of the beautiful kunoichi she'd once encountered on a mission.
There was a bartender at the bar who always wore a smile. She was a beautiful woman dressed as a man, with excellent bartending skills, impeccable manners, and elegant speech. People always forgot she was a woman. Everyone called her "Mr. Hirayama"; only the owner and the three men who came by often at night called her by her real name, "A Zhao."
She had come to Yokohama seven years ago, penniless and without legal identification. She was only fifteen. She had no choice but to join the Port Mafia as a low-ranking member, getting by as a cleaner until the bar owner took her in. Later, she quit and began working as a server at the cafe across the street during the day and as a bartender at the bar at night.
"My surname is Hirayama, and my given name is the 'Asa' in 'Asa Ku Go Go,' meaning morning and evening.
"My motto is 'Once in a lifetime.'
"I'm glad to meet you."
